Smuggling kingpin arrested in cross-border explosives ring from Laos to Vietnam
Quang Tri border guards and Lao forces have arrested three Lao nationals, including a man known as the 'border kingpin,' in a cross-border smuggling ring involving 30 tonnes of illegal fireworks transported from Laos into Vietnam.
Seized evidence in the case. Photo: Hoai Nam / Tuoi Tre
On Wednesday, Quang Tri border guards said they had coordinated with a specialized anti-drug and crime task force under the Border Guard Command and police in Laos’ Savannakhet province to arrest three Lao nationals in a cross-border fireworks smuggling case.
On September 13, the joint task force cordoned off and inspected seven warehouses in the My Yen-Ma Hat area of Sepon district, Savannakhet province, Laos, seizing 1,120 boxes of various types of fireworks weighing about 30 tonnes.
The suspects fled into the forest under cover of darkness, flooding and difficult terrain.
The suspects were arrested. Photo: Hoai Nam / Tuoi Tre
On Monday, joint forces arrested three suspects in the My Yen-Ma Hat area: A May, 64, known as the 'border kingpin'; Thao A Lam, 43; and Thao Do, 45. All three are residents of My Yen-Ma Hat village in Sepon district, Savannakhet province, Laos.
Quang Tri Border Guard Command said the operation resulted in the largest seizure of explosives in its history.
Van Giang - Hoang Tao / Tuoi Tre News
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